Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• develop valuable knowledge on key parts and interpretation of the National Building Code of Canada 2020
• discover what the new areas of the NBC including Division B Part 2 (Large Farm buildings)
• find out how the objective based codes can work to your advantage and save thousands of dollars
• enforce rules of construction in future preventing litigation, reducing risk of costly building

Description
The 2020 National Building Code of Canada and the National Plumbing Code of Canada were both released on March 28^th, 2022 and is divided into a number of parts dealing with the size and the use of the building as well as parts dealing with various specialty fields involved in the design of building elements (e.g. Large Farm Buildings, 12 storey combustible buildings, Barrier free, etc.) This course is focused on how to use the 2020 National Building Code. It is of a general nature and will teach you and familiarize you with finding the pertinent section dealing with the subject matter. It specifically deals with the use of the NBC and which parts apply to the different types of buildings.

Students are required to bring their copy of the 2020 National Building Code of Canada to the course. This is an interactive course where you are working with the code as well as the instructor with real examples.

Please note that this is general course without any provincial amendments.

Course Outline

• Large Farm Buildings, (new definitions)
• Fire Protection, Occupant Load, Occupant Safety and Accessibility
• Combustible Construction
• Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (new)
• Building Size and Construction Relative to Occupancy
• Fire Alarm and Detection
• Additional Requirements for High Buildings
• Emergency Lighting and Power Supply
• Exit Requirements
• Vertical Transportation
• Plumbing

Who Should Attend
Building officials • Building code, Architectural and Engineering Consultants • Home Inspectors • Designers • Developers • Individuals who are required to achieve compliance

Course Syllabus

Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Division A Part 1-Scope and Definitions

• Abbreviations
• Legal definitions
• Defined terms

Division A Part 2 -Objective A2

• Application
• Notes to objectives

Division A Part 3

Functional Statement

• Application
• Notes to functional statements

Division B Part 1 General

• Application
• Objective and functional statements
• Climatic and seismic data
• Terms and abbreviations
• Reference documents

Division B Part 2 Large Farm buildings (new)

• Classification
• Major Occupancy fire separations

• Fire resistance rating
• Fire separations
• Closures
• Fire walls
• Fire stopping
• Flame spread rating

• Fire Alarms
• Safety Requirements
• Hazardous Substances Processes & Equipment
• HVAC

Division B Part 3 Fire Protection, Occupant Load, Occupant Safety and Accessibility

• Fire protection through compartmentalization, sprinkler system
• Classification of buildings
• Major occupancy
• Multiple occupancy
• Multiple occupancy and fire protection requirements

Construction Types

• Combustible Construction
• Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (new)
• Non-combustible construction
• Foamed plastic
• Fire resistance rating
• Fire separations
• Closures
• Fire walls
• Fire stopping
• Flame spread rating
• Roof assemblies
• Occupant load
• Building fire safety

Building Size and Construction Relative to Occupancy

• Building classification
• Number of streets
• Sprinkler vs non sprinkler
• Sprinkler in lieu of roof rating
• Spatial separation and exposure to fire
• Exposure protection
• Number size of unprotected openings
• Limiting distance

Fire Alarm and Detection

• Fire alarm
• Types of fire alarms
• Sprinklers in lieu of fire detectors
• Voice communications

Provisions for Fire Fighting

• Access to basements, access to fire routes
• Water supply
• Sprinkler systems

Additional Requirements for High Buildings

• Limits to smoke
• Fire fighters elevator
• Smoke venting
• Stand pipe system requirements
• Pressurization

Emergency Lighting and Power Supply

• Main lighting levels
• Emergency power supply

Mezzanines

• Openings through rated floor assembly
• Exit requirements from mezzanine
• Interconnected floors
• Smoke control

Safety within Floor Areas

• Separations of suites
• Hazardous area
• Public corridors
• Number of exits
• Assembly occupancy
• Care
• Detention occupancy

Exit Requirements

• In a sprinkled area
• In unsprinklered area
• Travel distances
• Height and width of exit
• Protection -fire compartmentation
• What type of glass- G.W. or tempered
• Number of exits

Vertical Transportation

• Elevator requirements
• Fire separations
• Linen and refuse chutes
• Fire separation make up
• Service facilities

Service Facilities

• Service rooms
• Vertical service space
• Horizontal service space

Health Requirements

• Room sizes
• Size of windows
• Windows protection in apartment buildings

Care and Detention

• Hospitals and nursing homes
• Residential occupancies

Plumbing

• How to calculate the number of plumbing fixtures in different types of buildings
• Nova Scotia adopts the National Plumbing Code of Canada

Barrier-Free Design

• Path of travel
• Occupancy requirements
• Assistive listening devices
• Ramps

Air Supported Structures

• Spatial separation
• Clearances to surrounding
• Flammable materials
• Structural requirements
• Back up emergency power
• Professional design (see 4.4.1)

Division B Part 4 Structural Design Overview

• Design requirements
• Building higher buildings
• Next to lower buildings
• Loading live and dead load
• Use and occupancy
• Wind loads
• Live loads due to earthquakes
• Foundations
• Excavations

Division B Part 5 Wind, Water and Vapour Protection (Environmental Separation)

• Separation of environment
• Environmental loss
• Heat transfer
• Air leakage
• Precipitation
• Surface water
• Moisture in the ground
• Sound transmission

Division B Part 6 Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Overview

• Design and installation (planning)
• Air duct design system
• Supply, return air, exhaust air system
• Chimneys and venting equipment

Division B Part 7 Plumbing Overview

• Design and installation
• Required facilities
• Objectives and functional statements

Division B Part 8 Safety Measures at Construction and Demolition Sites

• Scope
• Protection of the public

Division B Part 9 Housing and Small Buildings

• Scope of part 9 in detail
• Different materials, systems and equipment
• Compressive strength of concrete
• Wood products
• Snow loads
• Design of areas and spaces
• Resistance to forced entry
• Fire protection of exits
• Occupancy classification
• Spatial separations
• Damp proofing vs waterproofing
• Footing and foundations
• Masonry
• Wood frame construction
• Wood design use of tables
• Heat transfer, air leakage and condensation
• Cladding, stucco, interior finishes
• Ventilation
• Design of floor system framing
• Design of roof system framing

Miscellaneous Overview

• Equivalents
• Climate date

Division C Part 1

• Definitions and abbreviations

Division C Part 2-Alternative Solutions Disputes

• Administration
• Alternative solutions

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Summary and Final Adjournment

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